The physical benefits of running are well-documented, but how does it aid our mental health and well-being? In each show, host Diane Church talks to a different guest about how running has helped them through a particularly difficult or challenging time. Life feels better after a run. If you are interested in how people overcome adversity and/or are looking for inspiration and motivation to go running, subscribe today. For more information visit: www.whyrun.uk Follow on Instagram at #whyrunpodcast on Facebook @whyrunpodcast
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The physical benefits of running are well-documented, but how does it aid our mental health and well-being? In each show, host Diane Church talks to a different guest about how running has helped them through a particularly difficult or challenging time. Life feels better after a run. If you are interested in how people overcome adversity and/or are looking for inspiration and motivation to go running, subscribe today. For more information visit: www.whyrun.uk Follow on Instagram at #whyrunpodcast on Facebook @whyrunpodcast
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July 18, 2023
Turning 80...and running
Kate turns 80 this year. Together with her sister Hilary and their friend Ros, who are both in their 80s, they have formed a highly personal running group called The Old Crones. A lifetime of friendship and around 40 years of shared running experience are membership requirements. The Old Crones are a very exclusive group indeed. Through their group, The Old Crones share their runs, provide support and encouragement and meet up at events when they can. They now...
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Work pressures... and running
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Running...with gratitude
Mark White founder of Run Grateful - a movement that links gratitude with movement. On this episode, Mark candidly shares his story of how he went into rehab for drug and alcohol dependency at the shockingly young age of 18. At the time, he didn’t want to go, but once there, rehab gave Mark the opportunity to reboot his life: to get clean; to make new friends; and to learn about the importance of gratitude. Mark started running more than ten years ago and, over...
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